Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

bought the little sucker
1.5kg of eastons finest sitting in kitchen

yes i know my azaleas needed cutting at the end of last season
i forgot

Very nice.

forever uphill

Wicked, rocklobster looks good man

Looks good, dicki. Will it be confined to road use?

the gary fisher will remain the mud plugger, the one i do the badgers with
this is an off road to brighton / length of the river lee type bike with 27 speed xt
hope bulb hubs

voodoo is the single speed foul weather commuter / road based off roader

ha and i said i'd never own a mountain bike .. to much stuff on them i said ... to many gears i said
haven't ridden a road bike based fixed for months

Awesome

NOS Coda / Magic cranks on eBay. I am tempt.

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has anyone riden a Dartmoor Hornet? I slightly fancy trying an Alu frame, as have always riden steel. Just for a change really.

I know a guy who had one, said it was a fun play bike but a very stiff rear end.

I guess that is the forever discution between steel and Alu, does the stiffer rear end mean you have more drive and grip, or a more skitty feel to the ride, which may make it more fun......

More to do with the design of the frame than the material. Ideally you want some vertical movement for the reason you suggest.

True, I should probibly stick with the on one Inbred as it rides well and fits, I just like stripping and building new bikes! Or change just for fun, can always sell on the frame I like least. Sunday afternoons are all about finding an excuse for anew bike project!

Just completed the new Cafall trail at Cwmcarn. It's like they've built it arse backwards, wide and steep on the way up then very narrow and not that fast on the way down. Still good fun and braking bumps that weren't there last week have started to appear. Oh and 7 tight uphill hairpins in a row is just tedious.

Linkeh for anyone interested - http://www.strava.com/activities/121268789

Interesting shane. Sounds a bit pants then?

Planning to check out the new trails at afan this week, Get a long ride taking in whites level, blade, the wall and penhydd then finish on w2 back to glyncorrwg.

Howard, that spider looks... fragile?

^^ Well, it's ok. It's a huge amount of climbing for not much imo. If you're traveling this far you're better off going to Afan or even Machynlleth. The trail at Machynlleth is really good btw.

I'm coming from Devon, I'll do up and back in a day. I know Afan really well, so it's just an easy option, might go to brechfa from time to time. And I do quite often go up to mid-wales for some proper riding (ultra-endurance stuff, and bikepacking trips).

Yeah, Cwmcarn is only 10mi each loop so not that much. I'm going to go back to riding sheep tracks in the wilds.

Things I've misread on the forum, #94...

Fnar

Howard, that spider looks... fragile?

Yah. It's cannondale. What's a few stress risers between friends?

I'm looking to get something like this, or maybe even this exact bike, but don't know enough about the different years / models / wisdom of buying 2nd hand carbon, to drop a grand on it. I tested a current season one but it was way over budget. Anyone know anything about F29s or can point me in the right direction? Ta.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cannondale-flash-29er-lefty-carbon-/281293125883?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item417e6078fb

Hai.

£1000? Hmm.

That's quite possibly stolen.

Ignoring that and the nasty impact mark on the TT, Flash is racing XC bike. Is that what you are after?

Pretty much I think. I'm looking for a light hardtail 29er, I tried 27.5 and it was fun but i'm still undecided. I'm digging that lefty vibe plus have always been into 'dales.

''Item location:King's Lyn''

It's probably done nothing more than the occasional race around the gnarly trails of Thetford Forest :-)